Improvement in washing-machines



W1. LYNCH. Washing-Machine.

No. 20?;971. Patented sepf.,1o.1.s7s.

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N.FETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D Cy UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

WEBSTER LYNCH, OF UNION MILLS, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 207,971, dated September l0, 1878 application iiled J une 24, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WEBSTER LYNCH, of Union Mills, in the county of La Porte and State of Indiana, have made certain Improvements in Vashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference bein g had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved Washing-machine. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section; and Fig. LI is adetail view, showing the Water channel or groove.

Corresponding parts in the several gures are denoted by similar letters of reference.

My invention appertains to improvements in Washing-machines; and it consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the annexed drawing, A refers to a suitable reeeptacle for receiving articles of clothing to be Washed, mounted upon legs and having a ribbed or serrated bottom, a. Out or formed in the upper portions of the sides of the receptacle A are grooves B B, in which slides the bar O. Hinged to the bar O is a frame-Work, C1, provided with a handle, c, and downwardly-projecting pieces c' c', in the lower ends of which is journaled the serrated roller O2. Secured to the sides in the bottom of the receptacle A are two pieces or Ways, D D', upon which rest or slide the ends of the rollercarrying pieces c' c',to prevent injury to the clothes by too great a pressure of the roller on the serrated bottom. Beneath the piece D of the receptacle A is a groove or Water-channel, E, which allows the water to run from the serratedbottom into said channel, and from thence through the outlet al, made in the side of the receptacle A. This outlet is provided with a bung or stopple, a2, to prevent the Water leaving the receptacle prematurely. On the top of one of the sides, near one end, is a button, d, which, when desired, holds the roller from o' the clothes, to allow the latter to be taken from the receptacle. Attached to the upper parts of the end pieces of the receptacle A are inwardly-projecting pieces F F, to prevent the splashing of the Water out of the said receptacle when the machine is in use. Uprights G G, having a cross-piece, G', are attached to the receptacle near one end, to serve as a rest or support to be taken hold of by the operator with one hand, while with the other he manip'- ulates the roller-carrying frame. A clotheswringer may be secured to the cross-piece G.

It will be seen that when the Washer is in use the bar O Will slide in the grooves B B', carrying the roller G2 back and forth over the articles of clothing in the receptacle, and when but little clothing is in the receptacle the ends of the roller-carrying pieces c' c', sliding on the Ways D D', will prevent injury to the clothes by too great a pressure of the roller on the serrated bottom.

The grooves B B' are cut the entire length of the sides of the receptacle, in order that the bar having the hinged frame-Work may be removed entirely from the said receptacle.

What I claim is- The combination, with thereceptacle A, having a serrated bottom of less width than said receptacle, of the Ways D D' for the roller-carrying arms, and forming a Water passage or channel, E, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WEBSTER LYNCH.

Witnesses E. V. ARNoLD, POPE C. WEED. 

